Aims: The claim that the concept of lean thinking, especially the application of muda is applicable to a vast range of operations and processes in widely differing industries, offices, health care, etc. with only “tweaking of details” was tested in this paper on design features a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21784
Heavy metals profile of ethanolic leaves extracts of some medicinal plants was carried out so as to ascertain the levels of Chromium (Cr), Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb), Manganese (Mn) and Nickel (Ni) in Anogeissus leiocarpus, Bauhinia reticulata, Prosopis oblonga, Sterculia tomentosa ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21520
The study aimed to investigate the bacterial etiology of endometritis and in vitro antibiotic sensitivity of the isolates in dromedary camels admitted to a clinic. Uterine swabs were collected from 45 animals diagnosed as suffering from endometritis out of 95 infertile female cam...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22019
The prevalent problem of air pollution in Nigeria is attributable to the country’s huge population, put in excess 160 million and the trend of industrial growth. In 2010, the country witnessed a rare occurrence of 9-day period of heavy dust episode (HDE). The dust reduced visibil...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22331
The study examined participation of farmers in community based organizations and its implication for increased productivity in Edo, Delta and Bayelsa States in Niger Delta, Nigeria. The objectives of the study include to examine the socio-economic characteristics of farmers and n...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21568
Aims/Objectives: Studies were performed to correlate the biological activity of the HEPT (1-[(2-hydroxyethoxy) methyl]-6-(phenylthio)thyio)thymine) 107 sets of compound with the independent descriptor to know the structural requirement of the drug receptor binding interaction. Me...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21791
This paper discusses numerical asymptotic stability in certain neutral delay differential Equations (NDDEs) by θ -method discretization for θ ∈ [0, 1]. We give necessary and sufficient conditions on the parameters, to obtain the numerical asymptotic stability, preserving the exac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/18914
Inflammatory cell infiltration, increase airway hyper-reactivity, and inflammatory cytokine production are all hallmarks of pulmonary diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). While cytokine production and cellular infiltrations are relatively easy...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22187
Aims: The lean thinking concept, especially the application of muda was claimed to apply to a vast range of operations in widely differing industries, with only “tweaking of details”. Thus, varying industries adopted the concept including the built environment from whence terms s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21783
Adulterated and counterfeit drugs are problems in Nigeria. Over 150 children died in 1989 as a result of paracetamol syrop containing diethylene glycol. This was so severe that neighbouring countries like Ghana and Sierra Leone officially banned the sale of drugs, foods and bever...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/18615
This study examined the adaptive mechanisms employed by farmers in stabilizing crop yield against the wave of climate variability in Calabar, Nigeria. The study adopts a participatory approach based on focused group discussion and questionnaire survey to examine the farmers’ perc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/13011
Aims: The study was carried at the Idiroko Border Town in Ogun Southwestern Nigeria, a popular border known for movement of goods and service, an international border town a gateway for many ECOWAS countries is chosen known for movement of smuggled goods and services. The study w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/19163
This paper presents the factors influencing and the corresponding derivation of a mathematical model for the forward acceleration of a gravity propelled race vehicle. It can be applied to scale model designs or full size vehicles as typically used in “soapbox Derby” racing events...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/17077
A simple, precise, accurate, and selective method with low limit of quantitation (LOQ) was developed and validated for analysis of elaidic acid which is the predominant trans fatty acids in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Separation was achieved on a reversed-phase C18 col...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/19762
Operating parameters of a condenser have significant effect on the performance of a power generation unit. Heat transfer effectiveness is used to assess the steam condenser performance. Heat transfer effectiveness of a steam condenser is a function of an overall heat transfer coe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/20025